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Hi adidaem, I love the design of your flat as well, very close to what I want to achieve. Unfortunately I don't think your ID will take on such a small project like mine. I emailed Desmond Ong and he agreed to give me some ideas on how to design my flat! Some of his ideas so far are concrete flooring (instead of epoxy which needs to be re-painted every two years), and he doesn't think knocking down the wall of the room besides the living room is ideal due to the structural beam which cannot be knocked down. This is even though I was willing to sacrifice a room to create a more spacious look. I'll update more as it progresses.

My inspiration for the new flat is this minimalist flat designed by architect and owner Desmond Ong. http://www.habitusliving.com/live/projects/singapore-apartment The moment I saw it I was amazed by how spacious and bright the whole place is. I also like the simple, clean, and straight lines look of the entire apartment. Notice there's no visible lights or wires anywhere in the entire flat! I knew immediately I wanted to create the same look for my apartment. The question is, how?

Living Room: With a view like that, I wanted to keep the design of the flat as simple, clean and pristine as possible to give the illusion of space and continuity. In other words, functional and minimalist. Kitchen: Love the pure white ceramic wall tiles, will totally fit into my white minimalist theme. Not so crazy about the brick colored floor tiles but I can live with it. Corridor: Love the clean, straight, long lines of new HDB flats, also fits into the minimalist theme. Bedroom: Bedrooms also capture partial view of the nice landscape so the idea is also to keep it simple, clean and pristine. Toilet: Toilet walls are covered mostly in pure white ceramic tiles (which ties in with minimalist theme). Even the mosaic looks nice. Unfortunately the toilet bowl and sink is beige, but is not a deal breaker. It would have been if it was some strong colour like blue which I have seen in some HDB flats. Verdict: Overall I'm quite happy with the existing state and layout of the flat. I'm not going to knock down any walls or tear down any fixtures. In fact I can totally see a minimalist flat after laying pure white homogeneous tiles all over the house (minus the kitchen and bathroom).

Hi All, I received the keys to my new 4 room HDB flat at Kim Tian Road in end-Jan 2012. Floor Plan: Likes: 1. Square rooms - No weird corners and wastage of space! 2. A combined living/dining room area makes the place looks big. Someone thought it was a 5-room flat. 3. Point block design provides a lot of privacy. 4. Concealed wiring and pipes. 5. Bomb shelter in the kitchen - no ugly door in the living room. Dislikes: 1. Kitchen is not perpendicular to the living room so I can't knock down any walls to have an open kitchen concept to create an even larger space. 2. The only wall worth knocking down is the one between Bedroom 2 and 3, otherwise the rest of the other walls cannot be knocked down completely due to structural beams.

Hi Brian, may I know which ID you engaged and your Reno budget?